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Hezbollah’s defenses are collapsing, top commando says

Outgoing chief of the elite Maglan unit says troops destroyed an Iranian-backed underground 'city' beneath southern Lebanon's Beaufort, cleared hundreds of explosives and pushed Hezbollah from the border

Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.12.26

Drone operated by NJ Transit, flies over an Emergency Response Drill and training exercise ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026

World Cup faces its toughest security challenge yet: drones

Threat ranges from careless spectators seeking social media footage to surveillance or attempting to disrupt matches; counter-drone companies ‌working ⁠with law enforcement and public safety agencies to build detection networks around tournament

Reuters | 06.10.26

נ׳ המפקד מגדוד שקד בגבעתי שירה לעבר ה רחפן בבלנון

‘I’ll never forget it’: Givati soldier recalls drone strike and commander’s heroism

Recovering at Rambam days after the Lebanon strike, N. says his commander’s quick fire prevented a far worse disaster and warns the drone threat needs an urgent answer

Eitan Glikman | 06.10.26

דגל טייוואן וברקע מגדל טאייפיי 101 ארכיון

Taiwan looks to Israel as it prepares society, economy and home front for China threat

Taipei warns Beijing is waging quiet war through disinformation and proxies, while drones and civil defense shape its preparations for a possible crisis

Ofra Pasder, Taipei | 06.05.26

IDF general survives Hezbollah assassination attempt in southern Lebanon

Military says no one hurt in attempted drone strike, as recurring drone hits prompt changes to procedures for field visits along certain routes in southern Lebanon

Yossi Yehoshua | 06.04.26

Motorola Solutions acquires Israeli drone defense startup D-Fend for $1.5 billion

Israeli counter-drone startup’s RF-based technology lets security agencies seize and land hostile drones, delivering a major payday for founders and investors as global demand for drone defense surges

Sophie Shulman, Calcalist | 06.02.26

$FPV drones are currently among the most painful challenges facing the defense establishment (Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson\AP)$

‘Drones that hunt drones’: Israel’s race to stop the battlefield’s deadliest threat

Defense executives from Rafael, Elbit and IAI warn that future warfare is already here: autonomous drones, battlefield AI and space conflict; They unveiled Israel’s race to counter FPV drone threats and the technologies reshaping modern combat

Tal Shahaf | 06.01.26

רחפן אוקראינה לבוב 20 במאי ב"מרוץ רחפנים" שדימה תנאי לחימה

For years Iron Dome sedated Israel, now drones are ending the illusion

Commentary: Israel’s drone threat may force the IDF into a major operational shift, abandoning reliance on technological defenses in favor of wider physical security zones, deeper ground operations and prolonged territorial control in Lebanon and beyond

Meir Suissa | 06.01.26

‘A hero of Israel’: comrades call on public to attend fallen soldier’s funeral

Staff Sgt. Michael Tyukin, 21, was killed in a Hezbollah drone strike in southern Lebanon; comrades say the immigrant soldier had a small family and deserves a large crowd to honor him; his commander urged troops: 'Keep your heads up! For Tyukin!'

Roni Green Shaulov | 05.31.26

Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin killed by Hezbollah drone in Lebanon

The 21-year-old Givati Reconnaissance soldier, an only child who immigrated 6 years ago from Ukraine with his mother to Ashkelon, is the 13th soldier killed since the Lebanon ceasefire took effect

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.31.26

Ukraine’s drone revolution batters Russia while Israel lags behind

Cheap FPV drones, AI-guided weapons and long-range strikes have turned Ukraine into a global drone powerhouse, threatening Russian infrastructure, reshaping the front line and offering Israel urgent lessons against Hezbollah

Yair Navot | 05.29.26

Ticking time bomb: FPV drones will reach central Israel; it's only a matter of time

Northern residents and IDF troops face daily Hezbollah drone attacks; most are intercepted, but one hit can cause major damage; only solution is forces on the ground, colonel says

Alexandra Lukash, Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.28.26

‘So what if there are drones, Mom, don’t worry’: sister killed by Hezbollah drone, brother survived Oct. 7

Dor Yanai was wounded fighting Hamas near Zikim on Oct. 7; Sgt. Rotem Yanai was killed while running for shelter in northern Israel

Eitan Glikman, Yoav Keren, Alexandra Lukash | 05.28.26

א', לוחם סיירת גולני שנפצע מרחפן נפץ כשניסה להגן על חבריו

'Act of heroism': He was hit by a drone while trying to shoot it down to protect his fellow soldiers

Shrapnel penetrated A's spine in last month's incident, in which he was seriously injured; But he called his father from Rambam hospital and told him he was 'lightly' wounded so that he would not panic

Eitan Glikman | 05.28.26

סמל רותם ינאי ז"ל, מש"קית ת"ש בגבעתי, שנפלה מפיצוץ רחפן נפץ בגליל

Female IDF welfare NCO killed by Hezbollah drone

Sgt. Rotem Yanai, 20, from Givat Ada, served as a welfare NCO in the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion, also known as the 435th Battalion

Eitan Glikman | 05.28.26